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2. VOCABULARY

1 waiter
2 menu
3 wine list
4 dessert cart


THE MENU:

1.	DRINKS
2.	STARTERS / APPETIZERS
3.	MAIN COURSES
4.	DESSERTS	/dɪ'zɜ:ts/

Be careful with the pronunciation of dessert /dɪ'zɜ:ts/, don't confuse it with desert /'dezət/.

bill	cuenta	Could you bring me the bill, please?
bottle	botella	Can you bring me another bottle of wine, please?
coffee	café	Is the coffe included in the price of the set menu?
cook	cocinero	This restaurant's cook is French.
customer	cliente
cutlery	cubiertos	The knife, the fork and the spoon make up the cutlery. Cutlery can be made up by knives, forks and spoons.
dessert	postre	Is the dessert included in the set menu?
first course / starter	1er plato / entrante	What do you have for first course?
fork	tenedor	I need a fork for the beef.
glass	vaso	I would like another glass of water.
knife	cuchillo	This knife doesn't cut.
main course	plato principal	For the main course, I would like a chicken fillet.
menu	carta	Could you bring me the menu?
napkin	servilleta	You're cleaning yourself with my napkin.
order	pedir	Have you ordered yet?
plate	plato	This plate is dirty. Can you bring me another one?
reservation	reserva
set menu	menú (del día)	Do you have a set menu of the day?
spoon	cuchara	Can you bring me a spoon for the soup?
starter / first course	entrante / 1er plato	What do you have for first course?
table	mesa
table cloth	mantel	This table cloth is dirty.
waiter	camarero
wineglass	copa	Could you bring me a glass of wine, please?

Useful sentences:

What would you like?

Would you like anything else?

A RESTAURANT MENU:

A seat the customers	1 hostess	5 table	9 bread basket	13 salad bar
B pour the water	2 host	6 high chair	10 busperson	14 dining room
C take the order	3 diner/patron/customer	7 booster seat	11 waitress/server	15 kitchen
D serve the meal	4 booth	8 menu	12 waiter/server	16 chef

						silverware:
E clear the table	17 dishroom	21 check	25 dinner plate	29 cup		32 salad fork
F pay the check	18 dishwasher	22 tip	26 soup bowl	30 saucer		33 dinner fork
G leave a tip	19 tray	23 salad plate	27 water glass	31 napkin		34 knife
H set the table	20 dessert cart	24 bread-and-butter plate	28 wine glass			35 teaspoon
						36 soup spoon
						37 butter knife

Match the vocabulary to form phrases:

1. clear	A. some beer
2. serve	B. an order
3. take	C. the table
4. look at	D. the menu
5. drink	E. the onions and fish
6. fry	F. the table
7. set	G. food

Answers:
1. clear the table / 2. serve food / 3. take an order / 4. look at the menu / 5. drink some beer / 6. fry the onions and fish / 7. set the table

3. ORDERING A MEAL

mushroom ravioli
mozzarella salad
chicken (grilled / roasted / wings)

Do the quiz:
























1.
Can I take your order, sir?
Yes. I’d like to try the steak, please.
And to follow?
Ice-cream, please.
2.
Have you decided on something, sir?
Yes. Haddock and chips for me, please.
How about the sweet?
No sweet thanks. Just coffee.
3.
have you chosen something, sir?
Yes, I think I’ll have the curry, please.
What would you like afterwards?
I’d like some fruit if you have any.
4.
May I take your order, sir?
I’ll just take a small salad, please.
Do you want any sweet?
Apple pie and custard would be nice.


Oxford University Press Practical English: Audio Phrase Bank File 7


Good manners at a restaurant:

Will you bring me a spoon, please?

Would you bring me a spoon, please?

Would you please bring me a spoon?

Could you (please) bring me a spoon?

Could you possibly bring me a spoon?

Would you kindly bring me a poon?

Would you mind bringing me a spoon?

Would you be so kind as to bring me a spoon?

Intenta hacer tú un diálogo siguiendo estas tablas:







Fast food

1 hamburger	5 chicken sandwich	9 taco	13 salad	17 soda	21 napkins	25 mayonnaise
2 cheeseburger	6 fried chicken	10 burrito	14 ice cream	18 lids	22 plastic utensils	26 relish
3 hot dog	7 french fries	11 slice of pizza	15 frozen yogurt	19 paper cups	23 ketchup	27 salad dressing
4 fish sandwich	8 nachos	12 bowl of chili	16 milkshake	20 straws	24 mustard

AT THE RESTAURANT

• Vocabulary. Choose the correct word and then click "Grade Me" to check your answers.
• Listening I. You will hear a man and a woman ordering a meal in a restaurant. Listen to what they order and write down the answers to the questions. You will hear the listening twice. After you have finished, click on the arrow to see if you have answered the questions correctly.
• Listening II. Ordering breakfast. Dialogue and audio.
• Listening III. Ordering lunch and dinner. Dialogue and audio.

Listening Practice

Click on the link, listen and do the activities:
· In the pub

1 cut (up)	5 peel	9 pour	13 put_in_	17 broil	21 simmer
2 chop (up)	6 break	10 add	14 cook	18 steam	22 roast
3 slice	7 beat	11 combine__and	15 bake	19 fry	23 barbecue/grill
4 grate	8 stir	12 mix_and_	16 boil	20 saute	24 stir-fry
					25 microwave

1 wash	2 peel	3 grate	4 chop
5 crush	6 beat	7 cut
8 slice	9 grease	10 break	11 stir	12 mix

13 knead	14 steam	15 saute
16 pour	17 weigh
18 boil	19 add	20 bake
21 stir-fry	22 grill	23 roast

16 pour
17 weigh
24 barbecue
25 measure
26 fry




grate (rallar)
whisk (batir)
roll (hacer rodar, pasar el rodillo)
simmer (hervir/cocer a fuego lento)
poach (escalfar, cocer)
roast (asar)
grill (gratinar (en el hornillo), asar/hacer a la parrilla)




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